This is a neat idea for those of us who want more creative fast food. Kyle, Rick and Josh Saini (brothers) are opening Mumbai Bistro is opening on Wednesday. It’s Indian food on the quick and cheap (and not that bad for you). If this spot is successful the Saini’s plan is to open a [...]
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While many would-be restaurants are taking to the street in the form of food trucks, the Desi Chaat House is taking Indian street food inside, to a peculiar-looking flat-roofed orange building on the corner of 42nd and Baltimore. Draped with Christmas lights, the storefront’s bright green lettering promises “Mild to Wild.” It could be a [...]
Team Tiffin Taking The Lead In The Ongoing Tandoori Take-out Wars?
Aired June 21st, 2010 on Indian.1 CommentLet’s face it – a debate among Phoodies in this town over Ekta vs. Tiffin will never end with a decided winner. Maybe not for long, though. Via both Restaurant Club and The Insider, Philly is aflutter about the Tiffin folks’ plans to partner with Dranoff Properties’ 777 South Broad to open a decidedly non-delivery [...]
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Meet South Jersey Restaurant Week, Perennial Bridesmaid Of Restaurant Weeks You Actually Care About
Aired February 5th, 2009 on Events, Indian and specials.0 CommentsWe know what you are thinking: “Gosh, I’m so intrigued by the groundbreaking cuisine of South Jersey eating establishments, but I wish there was a way I could learn about it all inexpensively (and preferably with lots of crying babies in the background)?” Fear not, Hunger-er Of Knowledge: South Jersey Restuarant Week is back next [...]
Palace At The Ben Rolls Out “Tapas” Menu
Aired January 23rd, 2009 on Indian, Tapas and specials.0 CommentsRecession Fever, we fear you, but we also love the many gifts you’re about to drop on us. Case in point: Palace At The Ben’s new “tapas” menu, loaded with cute little Indian dishes we want in our bellies STAT. All are less expensive than regular appetizers, and slightly smaller portions — but great for [...]
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Lost in all the Ektalove is our old flame Tiffin. Sure, she’s not as new as her younger sibling, but the brilliant minds behind The Big ‘E’ got their starts at Tiffin. Truth be told, you can never have too many good Indian spots in one city.
As the winter bears down upon us with schizophrenic weather [...]
Subway, Burger King, and…Tiffin? This news couldn’t have come at a better time for those heading back to school and the rest of you relegated to avoiding cold weather and staying put for lunch food. Currently serving in the Temple Law School Cafeteria, the good folks at Tiffin plan to expand to their new ‘Grab N Go’ [...]
For people who run a food blog, we have to be honest here: Sometimes we put the grossest stuff into our bodies. So after a week in which we got the meat sweats not once but twice, today at lunch we finally decided to go the meatless route. We figured we’d been sleeping on Ekta [...]
Free Dinner On Your Birthday Courtesy Of Tiffin
Aired July 21st, 2008 on Food Blob, Indian and Openings.1 CommentOur favorite Indian restaurant Tiffin has two bits o’ news, good and bad. The bad news: Tiffin’s new Mt. Airy location opening has been postponed until Thursday, July 24th. If you know somebody, though, there’s a Friends and Family dilly-o the night before, an informal affair of sorts. Nope, we can’t get you in. Hell, [...]
The brain trust/wallet trust behind Bindi and Lolita are giving back to the Plebians. Both are offering 3 Course Menu Prix Fixe seatings at different times, and for different reasons. Whenever, whatever, we’re there.
Bindi is promoting their ‘Pre-Theater Meal’ from 5-6:30 PM every weekday and remain BYO. Sweet. Although, the only theater we can think [...]
